Layda Galvan, Assistant Sports Editor
• March 9, 2016
Organizers of website designed to connect prospective student-athletes to their future schools hope to put CSUSM coaches and their teams in the spotlight.
Locker Room Talk (www.LockerRoomTalk.com), which was founded in November 2015 by Nick Petrella and two colleagues who recently graduated...
On March 5, men’s and women’s track returned home from a successful weekend at the CSULA Invitational.
Grad student Trent Warren’s first place finish in the 3000m with a time of 8:19.97 broke the school record set in 2010 by Brett Campfield.
“[He] smashed our school record by 7 seconds...
Michael Tran, Health and Fitness Reporter
• March 9, 2016
Wes Williams, an SDSU alum, is the Head Sprint Coach for the Cougars and is in charge of the sprint training regimen for athletes like Team Captain Burtland Dixon and Jasmine Oliver.
“Sprinting is mostly anaerobic,” said Williams. Sprinters are essentially learning to run faster “without...
Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web and Social Media Manager
• March 9, 2016
CSUSM Men's Lacrosse Club is one of the sports clubs on campus that is fueled by the passion and competitive spirit of its members.
Much like a student organization, a sports club is different from NCAA-run sports in that a club’s program is created and executed by its members.
The lacrosse...
The Wrestling Club has been a part of CSUSM since 2013 and consists of five members: Club President Connor Shinn, Vice President David Mosley, Treasurer Justin Acala and members Donovan Lay and Sebastian Ring.
Shinn helped found the club in 2013. A junior at CSUSM, he hopes to expand the club...
Baseball players in Southern California are blessed. Picturesque blue skies and 85 degree weather serve as a typical backdrop to practice and games. With that kind of weather, what baseball player wouldn’t want to be out playing the game they love?
“We live in California … of course guys...
In an athletic department that lacks certain sports, CSUSM students make up for them by taking the initiative to run clubs.
One of the longest standing sports clubs at CSUSM, the Dance Club is a place for dancers to feel a sense of belonging brought together by a similar passion.
A dancer...
Burtland Dixon, Web and Social Media manager
• February 24, 2016
A team-first mindset and hardworking mentality are intangibles that are hard to come by. Fortunately for the CSUSM women’s basketball team, the Student Athlete of the Month, Brianna Higgins, provides just that.
“I think just being a senior and having [two] games left, I’m just going all...
Lex Garcia, Assistant Features Editor
• February 24, 2016
College is hard enough with managing classes and life at the same time. Imagine how hard it would be if you added a competitive sport on top that. If you do all those things, and do it well, there is no doubt that you deserve some praise.
Declan Daly, a six foot seven senior from Anaheim,...
The CSUSM men’s basketball team, led by a talented group of seniors, put on a show in a win against conference rival Cal State San Bernardino on Feb. 21.
“[It was a] great night for the seniors. Happy they won it,” Head Coach Jim Saia said of the 86-80 victory.
Carrying momentum...
CSUSM women’s basketball lost to 5th ranked Cal State San Bernardino at MiraCosta College on Feb.21.
The evening started on a high note, with the only senior, Brianna Higgins, being honored in pregame ceremonies. Despite the special nature of the night, the Cougars were unable to...
Layda Galvan, Assistant Sports Editor
• February 12, 2016
The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team fell to Cal State Los Angeles on Feb. 6 with a score of 56-59.
CSUSM faced a couple of challenges during the game, but continued to give it their all.
During the first quarter, Guard Ashley Ontiveros scored four phenomenal three-pointers...
